Morehead City in Carteret County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Camp Glenn

Photographed by Craig Swain, May 2, 2010

1. Camp Glenn Marker

Inscription. National Guard camp, 1911 - 1918; later site of U.S. Navy base, and first U.S. Coast Guard air station, 1920 - 1921.

Erected 1988 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-63.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 34° 43.45′ N, 76° 45.119′ W. Marker is in Morehead City, North Carolina, in Carteret County. It is on Arendell Street (U.S. 70) 0.1 miles east of North 35th Street, on the right when traveling east. Located in front of UNC Institute of Marine Sciences. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3431 Arendell St, Morehead City NC 28557, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Crystal Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the

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Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Siege of Fort Macon (within shouting distance of this marker); Carolina City (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Carolina City (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Carolina City (about 500 feet away); A United States Naval Section Base Inshore Patrol (about 500 feet away); Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (about 700 feet away); North Carolina National Guard (about 700 feet away); N.C. State Highway Patrol (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morehead City.

Also see . . . Camp Glenn: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program. (Submitted on July 25, 2016, by Glenn Crater of Raleigh, North Carolina.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, May 2, 2010

2. Camp Glenn Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,306 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.